I'm happy to comment. Firstly, writing 10 pieces in a month is hardly slaving. Go write 6-7 pieces a week for Bleacher Report if you want to do that.

As far as the probationary period, I've encountered MANY people throughout my time that simply don't take direction well and don't want to work hard.

We're a site that's growing by leaps and bounds. That means I want people who believe in the common goal of long-term growth for all of us. We share our ad revenue because we want to break the new trend of writers working for free in hopes of landing a job that can't pay their bills anyways.

This probationary period enables both the writer and HoopsHabit to evaluate whether the relationship should continue.

It's in our best interests to have EVERYONE continue. The time investment involved with bringing people up to speed isn't worth turning them over in just two months.

In addition, the talent pool would dry up extremely quickly.

I understand the frustration with a 60-day unpaid period. If it's not for you, no problem. That's why we're completely up front about that. I don't want any surprises for either of us.

Real business pay employees for two-day training seminars. You're asking for two months of unpaid service. And the end result is a share of whatever money you make, with no details as to what that entails.